Puppy protection gets pinched in Northland and three teens who took a prank too far in Hastings are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
A group of volunteers have been left reeling and uttering a "few expletives" after a protective shade was pinched from Whangarei's only park for pups.
Three Hastings teenagers thought it would be funny to wave fake guns around town while claiming to be from ISIS - find out what happened to them here.
A Masterton business owner has been forced to permanently close up shop this Christmas because of road works driving customers away.
Oh the feels - a Whanganui man who crashed his car into a lamppost claims he did it because he was experiencing "angst".
